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The gaming industry claimed a partial victory Tuesday when a federal appeals court ruled that the millions of people who have lost money playing video poker and electronic slot machines over the years cannot be included as plaintiffs in a lawsuit against more than 60 gaming companies that are accused of civil racketeering.

News Brief: Pittsburgh parking magnate Merrill Stabile is upping the ante in his bid to secure a Pennsylvania gambling license to build a $200 million slots casino and entertainment complex on the North Shore.

One of the many unresolved questions regarding a partnership's bid to take control of the Aladdin hotel-casino in a few weeks involves the Planet Hollywood restaurant up the street.

News Brief: Mid-State Raceway says it will file for bankruptcy protection for its Vernon Downs harness track, which has been plagued by mounting debt and management turmoil.

eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance and Casino City today announce a joint collaborative agreement and the introduction of new eCOGRA certification features on the popular Casino City website.

News Brief: It seems the billion-dollar Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa is finally spreading the wealth instead of simply stealing business from its competitors.

News Brief: More arrests may result from recent busts of gambling operations at two Veterans of Foreign Wars posts in Lee County, Alabama.

News Brief: A former Philadelphia police officer is to be appointed to the state's new gambling commission.

Southern Nevada politicians and business leaders scrambled Tuesday to respond to allegations they failed to make public news of suspected al-Qaida activities on the Strip over fears such information would disrupt local tourism.

News Brief: The University of Washington has hired a compliance director to replace Dana Richardson, whose erroneous memorandum on gambling was the cornerstone of former football coach Rick Neuheisel's legal defense.

With a $419.9 million profit from the sale of its Grand Canal Shoppes in May, Las Vegas Sands posted record net income of $454.6 million in the second quarter, up from $9.6 million a year earlier.

News Brief: The Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus is lobbying casinos to purchase goods and services from minority-owned businesses, arguing that the casinos can save money while returning something to a community on which it depends.

Poster Financial Group, the owner and operator of the Golden Nugget Las Vegas and Golden Nugget Laughlin, on Tuesday said second-quarter operating income fell slightly and net income fell sharply compared with a year earlier.

Las Vegas developer Steve Wynn on Tuesday reiterated his interest in buying the Las Vegas Country Club and reassured members he will ensure each one would net $70,000 from a sale to his golfing subsidiary.

Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc. and the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians announced today that they have signed a development agreement for a gaming resort development in Pauma Valley, California.

Rudi Schiffer gives us the latest news from the Tunica, Mississippi casinos.

News Brief: Plans for a new southern Indiana casino were expected to moved ahead as projected despite an announcement by Donald Trump's casino company that it will seek bankruptcy protection, state regulators and the company said Tuesday.

News Brief: After city officials spent days examining petitions for forgeries in an initiative to bring video lottery terminals to the District of Columbia, a city councilman wants to do more than bet it won't happen again.

News Brief: With California officials ready to go to press on the ballot pamphlet for the November election, a judge Monday revised wording of ballot arguments for Proposition 70 that would expand Indian gambling.

News Brief: If Nebraska voters approve a casino gambling measure in November, the Winnebago tribe plans to compete with Las Vegas casino companies or anyone else seeking a license to operate a state-taxed and -regulated casino in Omaha or Lincoln.